Claudio Montante, Francesco Fabozzi, Maria Felicia Villani, Maria Luisa D'Andrea, Alessandra Stracuzzi, Gian Luigi Natali, Giada Del Baldo, Francesca Del Bufalo, Maria Carmen Garganese, Annalisa Serra, Paolo Tomà, Rita Alaggio, Sabina Vennarini, Giovanna Stefania Colafati, Angela Mastronuzzi, Maria Antonietta De Ioris
Neuroblastic tumors (NTs) represent the most common extracranial neoplasm occurring in childhood. Although ganglioneuroblastoma intermixed (GNBI) and ganglioneuroma (GN) are classified as very low-risk tumors, neuroblastoma (NB) and ganglioneuroblastoma-nodular (GNBN) may represent a serious risk to survival. Unfortunately, areas of GNBI and GNBN can coexist in the same mass, leading to incorrect risk staging when only biopsy is performed. Herein, we describe a case of multifocal NT (thoracic and abdominal localization) occurring in a 4-year-old male...
December 19, 2022: Diagnostics